ELECTORAL ITEMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1685, 26 July 1887, Page 3

ELECTORAL ITEMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

WESTPORT, July 26- ■ For the Bailer election; Mr. O'Connor addressed the electors at Deniston last night. He was warmly questioned, and, t& the conclusion, a vote of no'coofidence wasjpassed. .... (

The Hawera Bifles parade for inspection this evening. . . Commenting upon the condition of New Zealand, a recent visitor to this colony, writing' to a New Soutb/Wales paper, in the course of his remarks, .says : — I confidently predict that in a. rery few years New Zealand, securities will compete on level terms with; New South .Wales and Victoria— rprovided only that the colony enjoys the blessing of good government, which, for, the most part, means economical government..., It, is 'the: silliest of nonsense to -talk of Zealand as a country trembling on the brink of insolvency. .It 'is carrying a heavy burden of debt and other difficulty, but it is carrying it bravely and strongly, and its magnincemt^uture is absolutely assured.

At Im t night's Hineetinft- of the Parliamentary" TJniori 4 two new members were intrdtioced. The' motion , for/ going into supply was intercepted by an Amendment moved by^Mr. Hammond, declaring •• that the financiaFpropouOs, of =the Govern-: ment unwtisftctory.'! ThY speaker; attacked the the statement, his compliant :beiiig "that they would not add np??;~'''Ms^Parkigßoii "replied to' him, and tbe c debate was continued by Mr. I. Bayly, Dr. Chilton, Messrs. Capleo, BobbinßrftandrrHntchlßOßr"«nd^then the" amendmeotwai Negatived: on the voices!' and tberQoaM'reaolv«d' itself into com- .. mitto* of^ietppljv-Beßolntionfi'biiTinK been repofMdi^the'Honse proceeded 1 witK ih'e M]dnined^ebate {) on Mir. Rpbbins'.Hmbtion in favor of -'extending tb/6 franchise to

tTomer.. The farther speakers were Dr. Ghilton, and Messrs. Hutchison, Capleh, I. Bayly, Mendelson, Parkinson, Babbage, Bond, Grant, and the mdver in reply. The motion wns finally carried on a division by the casting vote of the acting Speaker.